Israel announces humanitarian airdrops in Gaza to warn against starvation
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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it will resume aid to Gaza on Saturday night, challenging the cautious starvation claims as the hunger crisis escalates amid the ongoing campaign against Hamas.
The IDF said in a statement on Saturday that airdrop operations will be carried out in conjunction. International Aid Organizationscoordination of Israeli territory and government activities in the Israeli Air Force.
“Airdrop will be provided by international organizations with aid of seven pallets, including flour, sugar and canned food,” the IDF said in a statement.
According to the IDF, designated humanitarian corridors will also be established “to allow safe movement of the UN convoys to deliver food and medicine to the population.”
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Saturday night aid preparations fall in Gaza. (Israel Defense Force)
“The IDF is ready to implement humanitarian moratoriums in densely populated areas and will continue to operate to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and eliminate terrorists in the field of activity,” the IDF said. “This week alone, more than 250 aid trucks have been dropped and hundreds have been joined at intersections collected by the UN and international organizations.”
Israel said that around 600 truck aid has also been distributed by the United Nations and other international organizations.
Palestinians will gather on Friday to pick up food from the charity kitchen. (Reuters/Dowd’s cravings)
Israel has also linked its power lines to the desalinated plants of Gaza.
“This is expected to provide about 20,000 cubic meters of water per day, up to 2,000 cubic meters of water that have been previously supplied to serve the area’s approximately 900,000 residents,” according to the IDF.
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The IDF said the report on hunger in Gaza was a false campaign promoted by Hamas, but hunger has spread throughout the region after the UN and the IDF had previously failed to reach an agreement on aid distribution, reported Fox News’ Trey Yingst.
Palestinians are fighting for food from the charity kitchen during the hunger crisis in Gaza city on July 14, 2025. (Reuters/Mahmoudoissa/File Photo)
Price gouging and disagreement on how to get help from citizens is exacerbating the crisis.
The United Nations has warned of increased malnutrition and hunger in the region.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the situation in Gaza a “horror show” this week, and recently, at the level of death and destruction, a “horror show”. ”
“The responsibility for the distribution of food to Gaza’s population lies with the United Nations and international aid organizations,” the IDF said. “Therefore, the UN and international organizations are expected to improve the effectiveness of the distribution of aid and prevent aid from reaching Hamas.”
A palette of humanitarian assistance ready to be dropped into Gaza. (Israel Defense Force)
This week, the US State Department is working to expand Israeli strikes in Gaza, saying the Trump administration is focusing on negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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“Our focus is to stop that war and stop the battle; Enjoy the ceasefire“Spokewer Tammy Bruce said this week.